Background: Breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer should be informed by
evidence-based knowledge, such as complication rates. The authors compared the safety of …

PURPOSE: There is enormous range in the reported rates of breast reconstruction. This
study explored reasons for this variation by reviewing the published literature to examine …

Background Previous studies suggest that immediate reconstruction following mastectomy
produces superior results over delayed procedures. However, for medical or oncological …

Objective To assess body image concerns among young women following a breast cancer
diagnosis. Methods A total of 419 women with recently diagnosed stage 0–III breast cancer …

Background Although breast reconstruction has been shown to improve psychological,
physical, and sexual well-being, Australia still has one of the lowest reconstruction rates …

Objective Women with breast cancer face threats to body image following surgery. Nipple‐
sparing mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction (NSM+ IBR) may minimise body …

Objective The process of cancer‐related breast reconstruction is typically multi‐staged and
can take months to years to complete, yet few studies have examined patient psychosocial …

Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, and is a
leading cause of cancer death among women. Prophylactic or curative mastectomy is often …

Objective In this work, the authors review recent data on the different methods and
techniques of TE/implant-based reconstruction to determine the complication profiles and …

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the outcomes of immediate, single-
stage, implant-based reconstruction compared with traditional, two-stage reconstruction (ie …